flattery

goodness

is false money, which would not be current were it not for our vanity.

Flattery is false money, which would not be current were it not for our vanity.

is rare --- Nothing rarer than real goodness.

, languid as it is, often masters both passions and virtues.

Indolence, languid as it is, often masters both passions and virtues.

is to love like bloom to fruit ; it gives a lustre which is easily effaced, but never returns.

Novelty is to love like bloom to fruit ; it gives a lustre which is easily effaced, but never returns.

is strength --- Weak persons cannot be sincere.